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Friday Briefing – The New York Times

What’s at stake in Taiwan’s election Voters in Taiwan will elect a new president and legislature tomorrow, a much-watched process that could affect the island’s relations with China and the U.S. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has demanded unification, which the island democracy has rejected. The tensions over Taiwan are one

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Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times

Israel announced a new military phase in Gaza Israel said its military was starting to shift from a large-scale ground-and-air campaign in the Gaza Strip to a more targeted phase, with fewer troops and airstrikes, in its war against Hamas. Israeli officials have privately told their U.S. counterparts that they hoped the transition would be

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Monday Briefing – The New York Times

The threat of a broader conflict with Iran Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip have emboldened a newly aggressive Iran. After launching scores of attacks across the region, Iranian proxy groups have come into direct conflict with U.S. forces twice in the past week, and Washington is openly

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Resolving New Year’s Resolutions – The New York Times

How far into the New Year do you progress before you stop greeting people with “Happy New Year”? Is it two weeks? The end of January? Valentine’s Day? I like the practice. We’re all here together, at the threshold of the year that will be. It’s like we’re all co-owners of this new house called

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Over 20 people injured as New York subway collides with work train

26 people are being treated for minor injuries after a subway derailed on New York’s upper west side. Authorities say a passenger train collided with a work train, causing the work train to derail. The incident significantly disrupted subway services throughout the city during the afternoon rush hour. Officials have been unable to find any

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Friday Briefing – The New York Times

Tensions are escalating in the Middle East The Middle East is coming closer to the brink of a regional war, which the Biden administration has tried to stave off since Hamas’s deadly attacks against Israel on Oct. 7. Growing attacks have forced thousands from their homes at the border between Lebanon and Israel, while Israeli

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Project of nearly 150 offshore wind turbines set for New York is halted due to ‘inflation’ – but ‘reset’ comes amid claims the green energy is ‘killing’ whales

Two companies have terminated plans to construct 147 offshore wind turbines near New York, citing ‘inflation, interest rates and supply chain disruptions.’ European-based BP and Equinor paused their joint 1,260-megawatt-gigawatt Empire Wind 2 project that would have covered over 80,000 acres of the open sea – one megawatt of offshore wind can power around 500 homes.

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